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A version of this archives appears in print on July 26, 1903, on Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: SELECTED AS ARBITRATOR.; Judge Gray's Acceptance Will Mean Resumption of Work by 13,000 Alabama Miners. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe